WorksheetsBrainpop: PARAPHRASING
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
How could you paraphrase the following sentence: "Moby, the orange robot, is best friends with a boy named Tim."
Moby, the orange robot, is best friends with a boy named Tim
Tim is best friends with an orange robot named Moby.
Moby is an orange robot
Tim and Moby are friends
Why should you close a book before paraphrasing a passage it contains?
To make sure you're not just copying what you read
In order to add your own thoughts and ideas to the passage
To test yourself on how well you remember the passage
Because paraphrasing with an open book is a form of cheating
What might happen if you paraphrase without carefully reading the material first?
You may wind up paraphrasing from a completely different source
You may wind up quoting directly from the material you've read
You may wind up with a more creative interpretation of the material you've read
You may not gain a full understanding of the passage you're trying to paraphrase
What should you do after you have written a paraphrase?
Close the book you were copying from
Check your paraphrase against the original material
Write three questions based on the passage.
Enclose your paraphrase in quotation marks
What is the best synonym for "paraphrase?
restate
copy
plagiarize
invent
When should you use quotation marks?
When you have used words or phrases that are unique to the original material
When you want to remember a particular piece of information
When you are not sure if what the author is saying is correct
When you want to offer your own opinion on a text
What is the difference between paraphrasing and plagiarizing? Choose the best answer
Paraphrasing is stating someone else's idea in your own words; plagiarizing is claiming someone else's idea as your own
Paraphrasing is copying someone else's idea; plagiarizing is stating someone else's idea in your own words
Paraphrasing involves coming up with original ideas; plagiarizing involves borrowing someone else's ideas
Paraphrasing involves borrowing someone else's ideas; plagiarizing involves coming up with original ideas
What might happen if you plagiarize someone else's work in a school assignment?
The person you plagiarized from will sue you in court
Nothing will happen as long as your paper contains a bibliography
Your teacher will praise you for integrating other people's ideas into your work
You'll get into trouble with your teacher for academic theft
What's a good way to avoid accidentally plagiarizing when you're trying to paraphrase?
Make sure you don't include a bibliography at the end of your essay or report
Don't use sources like books or articles when you're writing an essay or report
Write down the sources of the works you're paraphrasing from
Put everything you write into quotation marks
A good paraphrase:
Is always shorter than the original piece
Contains exact words and phrases from the original
Doesn't sound like the original piece of writing
Shares no important details with the original piece
